Posts filed under 'Airports'
The Dublin Airport Authority (formerly Aer Rianta) which operates Ireland’s 3 international Airports (Cork Airport, Shannon Airport & Dublin Airport) and Aer Rianta International (The DAA’s Duty free division) has reported losses for 2009 following a major slump in passenger numbers across the 3 airports and a 50% drop in profits at the duty free division.
Despite the losses the DAA paid a dividend in 2009 to the Government of almost €20 million.
The Authority has agreed a restructuring plan with staff that will save €38 million a year and reduce headcount by 300, however this year will see the opening of Terminal 2 at Dublin Airport which will undoubtedly add to the cost burden at the DAA.
April 28th, 2010
In the first of what many believe will be a sustained period of consolidation in the global aviation industry, British Airways confirmed today that it is holding talks on an $8bn merger with fellow oneworld alliance member and Spanish rival Iberia.
BA looks set to structure the proposed merger in a similar way to the KLM/AirFrance linkup in 2004 with an overall holding company operating two distinct airlines according to the guardian
The carriers would be run separately to stay within country specific regulations on the nationality of airlines on specific routes.
Former Aer Lingus CEO and current British Airways chief BA Chief Executive, Dublin-man Willie Walsh told reporters in Madrid today “We will have two airlines, two brands. The day-to-day business of the two airlines will continue as they are today,”
July 29th, 2008
A report on RTE states how the CEO of Ireland based airline Ryanair (Europe’s largest air carrier) forsees major changes in the airline industry in the short term future.
Here’s what he had to say:
Ryanair Chief Executive Michael O’Leary says he believes in the next five years all European airlines will have merged with the big five airlines.
He said there would be no independent airlines such as Aer Lingus.
Mr O’Leary was appearing before the Joint Committee on Transport, which is considering air access to regions outside Dublin and fuel increase charges.
‘It would be better for Aer Lingus to be owned by a man from Mullingar who guarantees no fuel surcharges, than some anonymous person in Frankfurt or Paris’, he said.
July 16th, 2008
As someone who has travelled extensively and passed through Dublin Airport a few times a month over the last few years, I certainly welcomed the announcements of the development of Pier D and of the second terminal. While the extension of the baggage hall a few years ago took some pressure off for arriving passengers, here was a real opportunity to solve some of the problems caused by the over-crowding that has been so prevalent for so many years. That’s the theory.
In October of this year, the Dublin Airport Authority acclaimed the opening of Pier D
Finally some progress? I would have thought so.
In my new role with myguideTravel, based in West Cork, I have fewer occasions to use Dublin Airport however the story of one of our valued Guests on Tuesday last, December 11th makes me think that some things never change:
December 13th, 2007
